Spanish - Diversity (See also Spanish - Identity)
Categories included on this page:
Cultural Diversity
Discrimination, Prejudice, & Stereotypes
Diversity of Perspectives
General Diversity
Gender Diversity & Equity
Geographic Diversity
Indigenous Perspectives
Linguistic Perspectives
Physical Diversity
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Socioeconomic Diversity
Special Needs
Additional Resources (Not Culturally Authentic)
Additional Resources (In English)
Cultural Diversity
Discrimination, Prejudice, & Stereotypes
Diversity of Perspectives
General Diversity
Gender Diversity & Equity
Geographic Diversity
Indigenous Perspectives
Linguistic Perspectives
Physical Diversity
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Socioeconomic Diversity
Special Needs
Additional Resources (Not Culturally Authentic)
Additional Resources (In English)
Cultural Diversity
¿CONOCES LAS PLANTAS QUE MÉXICO LE DIO AL MUNDO? - A website with pictures and brief descriptions in Spanish of plants such as the chile, cocoa plant, maguey and nopal cacti, etc.
Convivencia en la diversidad cultural - A 1:06 min. animated, informational video that asks students to think about how their lives might be different if they had been born in another place, time, or family (from a sociological perspective)
Diversidad cultural en México - A 6:58 min. video that highlights the diversity of languages, culture, customs, etc. in Mexico using multiple texts and a variety of different perspectives
La diversidad nos une - A 1:19 min. video about cultural diversity in Peru and the need to eradicate racism there with subtitles in an indigenous language
Los asiáticos parecen todos iguales [Meme] - Could be used to discuss cultural perceptions
Las familias somos diferentes - A 2:59 min. video that describes key characteristics of families and discusses all the ways families are the same and different
"PODEMOS SOÑAR" CANCIÓN PARA EL DÍA DE LA DIVERSIDAD CULTURAL - A 2:01 min. animated music video of the song in Spanish
¿Qué es la Diversidad Cultural? - A 3:00 min. video narrated in Spanish that explains the concept in Spanish with subtitles in Spanish
Todos iguales, todos diferentes - An article on what a reporter learned about diversity from an indigenous community off the coast of Ecuador
Diversidad - A 1:40 min. video in which people define diversity in different languages (with subtitles in Spanish)
Discrimination, Prejudice, & Stereotypes
Discriminación. Vivir Juntos. Niños de 6 a 12 años - Children ages 6-12 define discrimination in Spanish
iWitness - - Videos of eye-witness testimony given in Spanish and a vareity of other languages regarding various topics related to a whole host of topics, including acceptance, anti-semitism, choice, civil rights, courage, culture, deportation, discrimination, education, empathy, faith, family, fear, genocide, hate, human rights, humanity, hunger, identity, memory, refugees, religion, resilience, stereotypes, and a whole host of other topics (click language and your target language to access the videos for your language)
La nina invisible - A children's picture book from Spain about how children from two groups bully a little girl because she is different. She becomes invisible and the story explores how she helps both groups learn to get along.
Mal bicho - White lyrics in Spanish on a black screen with the music in the background. Song discusses discrimination and prejudice.
PACO IBÁÑEZ: EL LOBITO BUENO [1:58 video]
Animated story about how stereotypes prevent people from seeing the good in a wolf
Animated story about how stereotypes prevent people from seeing the good in a wolf
Por eso no tienes novio [3:45 video] - Amusing video in which a woman delivers a monologue about the importance of not eating like a pig to an unseen person who turns out to be her small daughter. Final text at the end discusses the importance of eradicating stereotypes about beauty.
Quiero ser modelo [1:01 video] - Video in Spanish with English subtitles in which a daughter explains that she wants to be a model and her father lists stereotypical characteristics of models and claims his daughter only possesses one of them (implying stupidity).
Snickers - No eres tú cuando tienes hambre - Ad in Spanish for Snickers candy bar in which a skateboarding girl crashes, her friends get mad, give her a snickers, and then she suddenly turns into a boy and he says he feels much more like himself
Proyecto Vivir Juntos Discriminación - A 3:06 min. video in which teens attempt to define discrimination in their own words (here's a similar video featuring elementary-school aged children)
Vivir Juntos. Discriminación (Colombia) - A 4:33 min. video in which children from Colombia explain discrimination in their own words
Diversity of Perspectives
Depende - A 4:27 min. music video by Jarabe de Palo that uses an art-related focus to engage the viewer in thinking about perspectives (be sure to preview as some images may not be suitable for some ages):
The Upside-Down Boy / El nino de cabeza - A children's picture book by Juan Luis Herrera about how a boy's perspective on school differs from that of others because he is bilingual and bicultural
General Diversity
Diferentes - que es la diversidad para niños - A 4:17 min. video in Spanish that talks about all the ways things are different in the world (people, animals, seasons, age, physical characteristics, etc.) and all the things they have in common
Todos tus Muertos - Sea la que sea (En vivo) - A 3:45 min. live music video
Geographic Diversity
Storytime en Español: ¿De dónde eres? - A 7:03 min. read aloud of the children's book in which a little girl's classmates ask her where she is "really" from, which spurs a conversation with her grandfather about the topic [Contributed by Melanie Sanchez] {For another version, see: ¿De dónde eres? Por Yamile Saied Méndez Ilustrado por Jaime Kim]
HISPANOHABLANTES discuten las diferencias del IDIOMA ESPAÑOL en cada país - A 6:58 min. video that shows people introducing themselves based on their countries, their professions, and then sharing what they call different items (such as a straw) in their countries. [Contributed by Mekenzie Erickson]
Los platillos más representativos de Latinoamérica - An excellent blog post in Spanish that features a key dish from many countries in Central and South America [Contributed by Mekenzie Erickson]
TODOS ESTAMOS CONECTADOS: A CUIDARNOS UNOS A OTROS Y A LA TIERRA - A children's book about interdependence and the importance of caring for one another and the earth
Todos Estamos Conectados | Cuentos Para Dormir En Español Asombrosos Infantiles - A 3:11 min. read aloud of the children's book in Spanish
Gender Diversity & Equity
Diversidad - A 0:19-second political ad that is campaigning for equal rights for people who are LGBTQIA in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Equidad de género (VIDEO EDUCATIVO) - A 4:30 min. video that tells the story of a mother who insists on gender roles and a sister who pushes against gender roles in household chores, toys, etc., when she interacts with her younger brother
Indigenous Perspectives
Chirapaq - Centro de culturas Indígenas de Peru - Organization devoted to indigenous cultures of Peru [shared by Maria Datel]
LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS DE MÉXICO: 100 PREGUNTAS - A website from Mexico with information in Spanish about different indigenous issues that can be accessed by topic or question [shared by Maria Datel]
Mujeres, indígenas y empoderadas [3:17 min. video]
Short video in Spanish in which an indigenous woman explains her perspective on how playing soccer is a way of breaking the traditions of "machismo" and advocating for women's rights [Shared by Maria Datel]
Short video in Spanish in which an indigenous woman explains her perspective on how playing soccer is a way of breaking the traditions of "machismo" and advocating for women's rights [Shared by Maria Datel]
Radio de derechos Indígenas - Links to indigenous radio programming (hosted on SoundCloud), organized by themes such as climate change, communication, education, land rights, languages and cultures, indigenous health, indigenous women, self-determination, and youth [shared by Maria Datel]
Renata Flores, la adolescente peruana que se hizo viral con música en quechua [4:38 min. video ] - A fantastic 4:38 min. video in Spanish with large subtitles in Spanish in which the famous singer talks about her indigenous heritage and its influence on her music [shared by Maria Datel]
Todos iguales, todos diferentes - An article on what a reporter learned about diversity from an indigenous community off the coast of Ecuador
Linguistic Diversity
Los idiomas Mayas en diversas perspectivas - An 8:59 min. video in Spanish
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Physical Diversity
Diversidad (Ciencias Sociales) - A 2:53 min. animated video that briefly explains that diversity means we are all different, followed by various cartoon characters describing themselves physically and personality-wise in Spanish
La gorda by Las Krudenas Cubenesi [4:48 min. video] - Rap video in Spanish sung by women about the beauty of "fat/phat girls"
Todos diferentes - (Children's song that contains lots of descriptive adjectives)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Amigos por correspondencia - A read-aloud of the children's picture book about two pen pals from different countries who discover they are "iguales, pero diferentes"
Audiocuento: Chocolate y merengue de Ricardo Cie - A 2:16 min. video of the children's picture book being read aloud (Another 1:58 min. version read aloud by a different person is located here.)
Color Esperanza 2020 - Various Artists (Official Video) - A 3:53 min. video of famous musicians singing phrases from the catchy song in Spanish
Mujer negra - A short poem by the Cuban author Nancy Morejón [Contributed by Madeline Narvaez]
Socioeconomic Diversity
El experimento de los niños y las galletas contra la desigualdad - A 1:00 min. video in which one child in a group of three children is given a cookie and decides to share (with text in Spanish that invites grown-ups to do the same with global resources)
Llegando a la escuela EU & Guatemala - A split screen video about getting to school. Would be good for comparison/contrast, but it would be important to emphasize to students that this is just ONE school in Guatemala, and to show other examples of schools in more affluent areas
Special Needs
Cuerdas [cortometraje] - Sweet animated short about a little girl who plays with a boy who has many special needs until he dies - she becomes a teacher
Historia de un letrero - 5 min. video in Spanish about how a businessman helps a blind, homeless man by changing the perspective of potential donors
El pez y yo [cortometraje] - 5:17 min. wordless short about a blind man who drops his fish - good for practicing description, narration, and preterit v. imperfect
El regalo [cortometraje] - 4:30 min. animated short in Spanish about how a dog impacts the self-esteem of a boy who is missing a leg
Additional Resources (Not Culturally Authentic)
Ian | Corto Animado | Fundación Ian - A 9:45 min. wordless video about a boy in a wheelchair
Additional Resources (in English)
Ariana Brown - "Dear White Girls in my Spanish Class" @WANPOETRY - A 2:51 min. video in English in which a girl speaks poetically about the pain of grasping for her heritage amidst the insensitive reactions of white girls in her Spanish class who do not understand the legacy of pain or struggle inherent in her language and culture